Fruit Tart Cupcakes
Recipe by: PezMaster Uploaded by Drimble Wedge
Makes 12
- 3/4 cups + 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 3 eggs
- 1 cup self rising flour (or 1 cup flour minus 2 tsp, 1 1/2 tsp baking powder, 1/2 salt)
- 1/4 cup flour
- 1/4 cup milk mixed with 1/4 cup yogurt
- 1/2 thick custard (I just bought a custard powder and made it according to the directions)
- Fruit for decoration (I would recommend kiwi, strawberries, peaches, grapes)
- 1/2 apricot jam
Preheat oven to 350C
In a small bowl sift the flours together well. In a separate medium bowl, beat butter, sugar and vanilla and almond extracts together until super light and creamy (I'm talking about a full 5+ minutes with an electric mixer here). Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after every addition. Fold in the flours alternately with the milk/yogurt mixture. Note: since all yogurts are different (I use very watery skim yogurt), you may have to use more milk or a couple Tbsp more yogurt.
Divide the mix evenly among 12 baking cups. Bake for 15 minutes (or until your tester comes out clean). Let cool.
Cut out the centre of each cake (leave about a 1 cm border). Fill each cake hole (hehehe) with custard. Cut the fruit and arrange over the custard. Heat your jam until really runny, and brush it over your fruit/tops of your cakes.
Give them to your mom and become her favourite daughter/son.
